17 Waterways Gardens is a two-bedroom detached house in Wordsley, Stourbridge, Stourbridge (DY8 5BD). It has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (around 624 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2014) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 1% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £263,000 sits 54.8% above the 2014 sale of £169,950. Last sold in May 2014, so it's been off the market for around 12 years. One planning record on file: an extension refused in 2013.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 Jan 2024
Council records include a part-single-part-two-storey extension at 17 Waterways Gardens.
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17 Waterways Gardens valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£263,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.0% per year over 8 years.
£169,950
Growth on file: 1.0% per year over 8 years.
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17 Waterways Gardens is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£2,930
Street avg £3,250
Floor Area
58 m²
Street avg 57 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
3/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.1 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.7dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Extension: Part single, part two storey
Two storey and single storey rear extension, new first floor window to side elev
28 May 2014Most recent
£169,950
+8.2%over 8 years26 April 2006
£157,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY8 5BD: £167,000 (2024–2013).
12 Waterways Gardens Wordsley Stourbridge
Sold Sept 2024
2 Waterways Gardens Wordsley Stourbridge
Sold Oct 2020
3 Waterways Gardens Wordsley Stourbridge
Sold Apr 2017
9 Waterways Gardens Wordsley Stourbridge
Sold Nov 2013
1 Waterways Gardens Wordsley Stourbridge
Sold Dec 2001

Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 2.4 t/year
DY8 5TE
Frairs Gorse — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Ashwood Park Primary School. 29 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.6dB